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#8A176D

#8a176d ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a176d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 9.02% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 21.01% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 315.13°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.0712

Complementary

  1. #8a176d
  2. #178a34

Split complementary

  1. #8a176d
  2. #348a17
  3. #178a6e

Analogous

  1. #6e178a
  2. #8a176d
  3. #8a1734

Triadic

  1. #8a176d
  2. #6d8a17
  3. #176d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a176d
  2. #8a3417
  3. #178a34
  4. #176d8a

Square

  1. #8a176d
  2. #8a6e17
  3. #178a34
  4. #17348a

Monochromatic

  1. #11030e
  2. #480c39
  3. #8a176d
  4. #cc22a1
  5. #e357c0

Shades

#8a176d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a176d
  2. #7c1562
  3. #6e1257
  4. #61104c
  5. #530e41
  6. #450c37
  7. #37092c
  8. #290721
  9. #1c0516
  10. #0e020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a176d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a176d
  2. #962e7c
  3. #a1458a
  4. #ad5d99
  5. #b974a7
  6. #c58bb6
  7. #d0a2c5
  8. #dcb9d3
  9. #e8d1e2
  10. #f3e8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a176d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a176d
  2. #89226f
  3. #882c71
  4. #873773
  5. #864175
  6. #854c77
  7. #845678
  8. #83617a
  9. #826b7c
  10. #81767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3d5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22406f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49526a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #931a41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e346e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69426b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f1956 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a176d {
  color: #8a176d;
}
Background
.bg-8a176d {
  background-color: #8a176d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a176d {
  border: 2px solid #8a176d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a176d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 23 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a176d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a176d, #8a1734);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a176d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 23 109 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 5.40 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.94 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.29 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 6.43 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.65 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 7.92 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.28 #75e892 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#8a176d  rgb(138, 23, 109)  hsl(315, 71%, 32%)  Byzantium
#178a34  rgb(23, 138, 52)  hsl(135, 71%, 32%)  Forest Green
#6d8a17  rgb(109, 138, 23)  hsl(75, 71%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#176d8a  rgb(23, 109, 138)  hsl(195, 71%, 32%)  Teal Blue